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Produced by BBC Folk Award Winner Sam Kelly at Cornwall’s infamous Cube Recording, the album is due for release on Friday 11th October 2019, to contribute to activity surrounding World Mental Health Day.

This collection of twelve original songs intends to explore a pervasive sense of anxiety afflicting our modern age. Diverse lyrical themes from deteriorating anxious minds, through to literary heroines, combine curiously with Cleverley’s characteristic, intricate guitar fingerstyle, to offer a challenging, but uplifting piece of art.

The new release promises a bold departure from debut Apparitions (The Telegraph ‘Top 70 Folk Albums, 2015’) with progressive song structures seeking to fuse elements of Folk, Americana, Pop, Rock, Metal and Contemporary Acoustic music. With full band arrangements, featuring 10 shining lights of the UK folk scene, the album’s soaring pop melodies and thundering rhythms reflect an approach to songwriting inspired by the American greats Elliott Smith, Jeff Buckley and Paul Simon.

Cleverley is set to promote the album’s songs on a thirteen date UK release tour throughout Autumn 2019, including solo acoustic performances and as part of the Chris Cleverley Trio (featuring Kim Lowings and Kathy Pilkinton). A launch gig will take place featuring a full band in Cleverley’s hometown Birmingham.

Those intrigued by the album’s themes and musical content can support Chris Cleverley achieve a robust and wide-reaching release campaign. Head over to the official Indiegogo Crowdfunding page at https:/igg.me/at/chrisclev to explore a series of Limited Edition gifts and experiences on offer to pledgers.